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Meet the Goddess of Good Luck: Lessons From Ancient Babylon
The Universal Desire for Luck
The story begins with a timeless truth: the desire to be lucky transcends eras and civilizations. Even in ancient Babylon, some 4,000 years ago, people longed to be favored by fate and believed that good luck could be sought and attracted. A Babylonian proverb captures this sentiment vividly: "If a man be lucky, there is no foretelling how far his good fortune can extend. Pitch him into the Euphrates, and he will swim out with a pearl in his hand." This illustrates not only the hope of chance but also the deep human aspiration to attract positive outcomes in life.